Ironing-machine for pressing the seams of clothing



H. B. CRANAGE.

IRONING MACHINE FOR PRESSING THE SEAMS 0F CLOTHING.

APPLICATION FILED JAN-5,1917. 1,356,044. Patented Oct. 19, 1920.

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IRONING MACHINE FOR PRESSING THE SEAMS 0F CLOTHING.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.5, I917.

Patented Oct. 19, 1920.

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IRONING MACHINE FOR PRESSING THE SEAMS 0F CLOTHING.

APPLICATION FILED JAN-5,1917. 1,356,044.

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H. B. CRANAGE.

IRONING MACHINE FOR PRESSING THE SEAMS 0F CLOTHING. 1,356,044.

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H. B. CRANAGE. IRONING MACHINE FOR PRESSING THE SEAMS 0F CLOTHING.

APPLICATION FILED JAN-5,1917- Patented Oct. 19, 1920.

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ing-Machines for Pressing the HARRY Benson PATENT: OFFICE.

CRANAGE, or-KmKsrALnrEEns, ENGLAND, nssrenon or FOUR- TENTHS TO LOUIS FOX, LEEDS, ENGLAND.

IRONING-MACHINE non rnnssine THE scams or CLOTHING.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY BENSON GRA- NAGE, of 20 Vicarage avenue, Kirkstall Lane, Kirkstall, Leeds, in the county of York, England, engineer, have invented new and useful Improvements in or Relatin to Ironeams of Clothing, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to that type of ironing machine used for pressing the seams of garments in which the seam is first opened and-afterward pressed. 1

Hitherto in this kind of machine it has been customary for the'operator to placethe work in position and move the iron across the same, and at the same time has had to put the necessary pressure upon the iron. By the above mentioned method the pressure is unequal and the operator is liable to become tired after workingmhe machine for some time and then the pressure consequently becomes weaker.

The object of this invention is to provide I means or apparatus which is effective in automatically moving the work beneath the pressing iron and at the same time puts the necessary pressure upon-the same, and as far as possible reduces the strain upon the'operator to a minimum. I

In the drawings hereunto annexed are shown three methods of carrying the invention into practice, two of which are in the vertical form with the feeding device arranged respectively above and below the work, and the horizontal form of framework with the feeding device below the work.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the pressing mechanism arranged in the vertical form with the feeding device above the work support;

Fig. 2, a front elevation of the same machine; N

Fig. 3 a back elevation of the same;

Fig: 4 a part planof the machine looking at the top;

Fig. 5 is an enlarged side elevation of the pressing iron Fig. 6 an endelevation of the same;

Fig. 7 a planof Fig.6 looking at the top; Fig. 8 is an elevation of. a machine with vertical framework with the feeding device below the work and actuated by means of Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 19, 1920.

Application filed ilannary 5,,1917. Serial No. 140,691.

vertical and horizontal shafts and bevel or miter gearing;

Fig. 9 a part plan of Fig. 8;

Fig-10 is an enlarged section of the work support and under feed shown at Fig. 8;

Fig. 11 is an enlarged transverse section of the work support;

Fig. 12 an enlarged sectional plan of the work support shown at Fig. 8; v i Fig. 13 an enlarged plan of the work/support shown at Fig. 8 looking at the top;

Fig. 14a side elevation of a machine with a horizontal frame with the feeding device arranged below thework;

Fig. 15 a front elevation of-the machine shown at Fig. 14:;

Fig. 16 a back elevation of the same machine";

Fig. 17 a modified form of attaching the feeding device to the operating mechanism; Fig. 18 a plan of Fig. 17.

Like parts in all the views are marked with similar letters of reference.

The vertical form of machine with the feed respectively above and below the work will be first described and afterward the horizontal form shown at Figs. 14 to 16.

- At Figs. 1 to 7, a is the standard of the machine which forms part of, or is fixed to, a square or other shaped base plate 6. The standard a is made of any suitable size and shape and it is provided with two vertical arms a1, f, which project in an upward direction from the stern portion w'and a suitable space a is provided between the two arms for the reception of the work to be operated upon. The arms are made of different. lengths; that is to say, arm a is shorter in length than the rear arm a The upper portion of the arm a is arranged to form'a vertical-circular bearin for the reception of the spindle 0 upon w ich the hollow work support 6 is fixed or forms a part. The'work support may be of any suitable and desired shape, as, for example, rectangular, as shown in the" drawings.

At a suitable distance'from the top of the vertical bearing 'on one or on opposite sidesthereof is or are provided a slot hole or slot for preventing the spindle from .turning in lower portion of the bearing is formed a second vertical hole 2' through which passes a rod or spindle j which is screwed or otherwise fixed into the bottom of the spindle '0.

The lower end of the rod projects beyond the vertical bearing into a slot hole is provided in the web portion a of the vertical arm a below the upper portion thereof which forms a bearing for the spindle a. By arranging the lower end of the rod 9' to project into the slot 10 the rod j can be readily connected by a rod or bar Z to a treadle m fulcrumed at n to the stem at of the vertical frame. By this means a direct vertical pull is imparted to the spindle c. The treadle m is provided with a projecting lever portion 0 beyond the fulcrum n which is arranged to pass through a slot hole 2 in the strengthening web portion a of the stem a.' The projecting lever portion 0 is connected by a rod 9 to a belt shipping arrangement 1' fulcrumed on a pin 8 carried by a bracket t fixed to the web portion of the arm a To the web portion a is fixed, so as to project outwardly in front of the machine and also a suitable distance on each side of the said web, a bracket u which forms a table for receiving the work to be operated upon and for preventing it from being placed on the floor.

The rear arm a of the framework is bifurcated at its top a for receiving the operating mechanism to be presently described. The portions of each of'the bifurcations or arms are arrangedto be curved and carried forward partiall-y over the space a between the two arms of the framework, as. shown at Fig. 1. In the bifurcated head of the machine are provided bearings for the driving shaft 2) and for the double ended lever w to. which the pressing iron at is connected. The double ended lever w is mounted upon a spindle y. A hearing is also formed for a fork 2 which is employed for operating-the feeding device 1.

On the driving shaft '0 are mounted outside the bifurcated head a the fast and bifurcated end -7 of a' spindle 9 carried in the rear end of the double ended lever 10 and a coiled spring 8 is also inserted in a recess,formed for its reception in the said end,for keeping the runner 6 in contact with the perimeter of the cam. The spin dle 9 is provided with a screw thread and it is made to pass through a hole in the said end of the lever and projects above it for receiving an adjusting nut 10 which is secured in position,-after adjustment,--by a lock nut. The rear end of lever w in some cases is weighted, or it is, as shown in the drawings, drawn downward by a spring 11 attached by studs 12 and 13 respectively to the end of the lever and to the bifurcated head a. On the front end of the double ended lever 'w is joined by means of the spindle 14 and lugs 15, the pressing iron .1. The front end of the lever '20 is arranged to pass between the lugs 15, as shown at Figs. 1 and 4.

In the drawings a gas heated iron is shown, but I would distinctly have it understood that if so desired other forms of heated pressing irons may be employed, such as, for instance, an electric iron, or an oil heated iron. The gas iron shown in the drawings is of ordinary construction and will be well understood without further explanation.

The gas is supplied to the iron through pipe 16 and Bunsen burner 17, but when any other form of iron is employed, say, an electrically heated iron, then the necessary cables and connections would take the place of the pipe and Bunsen burners.

The feeding device 1 consists of a bifurcated frame provided with a pointed or other shaped nose at one end to open the seam. That is to say the end of the feeding device is shaped in plan,-Fig. 4,-s'omething like the letter U with the portion that connects the two arms of the U together be ing pointed at 1 (Fig. 4) or otherwise shaped for opening the seams. The arm portion of the feeding frame is made to loosely embrace the sides of the iron at but to be capable of sliding freely and independently thereof.

The lower surface of each horizontal por tion or arm of the feeding/device is serrated, and each of the said arms is attached by a bar or rod l8,to a long boss, so as to form a forked lever,-to a projection 19 on the fork .2 that imparts an intermittent reciprocating motion to the feeding device. In some cases, as at Fig. 17, one of the arms of the forked. lever 2 is made thicker than the other arm, and a slothole z 'is .formed therein to permit of one end ofthe bar or rod 18 being adjusted therein for varying the stroke of the frame 1. In this instance the bar 18 is forked so that its arms can be joined at 18 to the feeding frame 1. The said frame is kept to the work 9 ring 18, one end of which is fixed to the framework of the machine. The rod 18 is prevented from falling when the work support e is depressed by an adjustable bracket 18 being secured to the framework.

Between the bifurcations of the head portion a of the standard or framework is arranged a spindle 20 on which are formed or fixed two projectingarms .21 and 22 ar ranged at a suitable angle to each other. The vertical arm 21 is connected at its up- "per end by a coiled spring 23 to a pin or v stud 24 fixed to one of the curved bifurcated portions of the head a. The arm 22 is provided at its outer end-with aroll or runner 25 which operates upon the upper surface of one of the rods 18 to which the feeding frame is attached. By this means the feeding frame is kept down upon the work,- and against the pressure of spring h,-but at the same time can be readily raised for passing the work between the top of the I work support 6 and the serrations of feeding device.

In the drawings one treadle m is shown its for both opening the work support and operating the belt shipping arrangement, but it is to be clearlyunderstood that if so desired separate treadles may be employed for the above named purpose, or the lever portion 0 may be mounted upon the same spin.- dle n as that upon which the treadle m is pivoted or fixed, but at a distance therefrom so as to be separate from the treadle. In all cases the treadles are arranged at a suitable distance below the work table or bracket to.

The action of the above described machine is as follows The belt 26,-shown in dotted lines at Fig. 2,-is connected with a shaft,,-not

by means of treadle m, connecting rod 1,

spindles j and 0 draws down the work support 0 a sufiicient distance to permit of the seam to be opened and pressed to be placed 0n the top of the work support e,which may or may not be heated bv any suitable means,'-.and-.under the feeding device 1. The pressing iron x will then be in a slightly raised position; On the treadle rising it will carry the work to be operated upon into contact with. the serrated undersurface of the feeding frame and on the belt shipping motion r moving the belt 26 on to, the fast pulley 2 a rotary motion will be imparted to the driving shaft '0 and cams 3 and 4 which will lower the iron on to the open seam and will press it, and by the timing of the cam 3 it will also slightly raise the iron for releasing the pressure thereon after each' pressing operation, and as'soon as the pressure is relieved the fork 2 W111, by the action of the cam 4 thereon, have drawn the feeding frame 1 a suflicientdistance to the rear of the work support e and will automatically commence to move forward for opening a fresh portion. of the seam ready for the descent and pressing action of the iron.

milled headed adjusting nut 10 and screw threaded spindle 9 which raises or lowers the rear end of leverv w as may be required. The operation of first dpening the seam and then pressing it, and again slightly releasing the pressure of the iron to permit of the feeding operation taking place, is repeated until the whole of-the seam has been opened and pressed.

At Figs. 8 to 13 are shown modifications in the above described yertical machine which consist in arranging the feed below the work and imparting the requisite motion thereto by means of two vertical and one horizontal shafts and gearing. In this arrangement the fork 2 and feeding frame feeding device 27 constructed somewhat 'on the same lines as the feeding foot of a sewing machine is mounted. and arranged to work within the ollow work support 6. The upper surface f the feeding device is provided with two rows of serrations 28 and to two of its sides are screwed the project ing studs 29 upon which are mounted the dies or blocks 30 which work in the inclined slots 31 formed in two opposite sides of the 'work support 6.

It will readily be understood that in this arrangement the work support 0 is provided with a rectangular opening 32 in which the feeding device 27 is made to work. In the feeding device is formed a rectangular recess 33 in which is-arranged to work a cam 34-provided with a flange 35. The cam 34 is made of such a depth as to permit of the feeding device 27 rising and falling thereon as the die or block 30 moves in the angular slot 31.

A rotary motion isimparted to the cam 34 'from the driving shaft 12 through bevel gear- I ing 36, vertigahshaft 37, gearing 38, horizontal shaft 39, gearing 40, 41, vertical shaft 'ing face of the iron can be regulated by the .1 are dispensed with, and in place thereofa 42. The shafts 37 and 39 are carried inthis instance is connected to a plate 47 which is secured to the spindle at or near its bottom. On motion being given from the driving shaft '0 through the gearing, vertical and-horizontal shafts to the cam 34 as the latter rotates it imparts a reciprocating motion to the feeding device 27 and as the said device is reciprocated the block 30 is caused to move up or down for causing the feeding device to rise or fall. That is to say, when the serrations of the feeding device are in engagement with the cloth and are being moved by the cam toward thedriving shaft L the feeding takes place, but on the return of the block to the front of the machine the blocks 30 will descend in the inclined grooves thereby withdrawing the serrations 28 below the upper surface of the work support 6. This movement of the feeding device is similar to that of the feed dog of a sewing machine. In this instance the cam 4 is dispensed with and the cam 3 acts upon the roll or runner 6 as previously described.

Other parts of the machine are of a similar description and operate in a similar manner to that described for Figs. 1 to 7.

At Figs. 14 to 16 is shown another form of under feed in which the framework of the machine is arranged in a horizontal position. The horizontal arms of the framework 48 and 49 take the place of the arms (1 and a of the machine shown where a vertical framework is employed. In this case the feeding device consists of a dog or fixing 50 and is provided withserrations 51 on its upper surface. The feed dog is jointed to a lever 52, one end of which is connected to the projection 19 of the forked lever 2. The lever 52 is jointed in a suitable position to a rocking lever 53 at a suitable distance from the projection 19. Lever 53 is fulcrumed at 54 to the arm 49 of the framework.

On motion being imparted by cam 4 on driving shaft 0 to the forked lev'er z the feed dog 50 will move outward,that is, to

the left hand of Fig. 14,and by the bar 52 7 .1920, Serial Other parts of the machine,except that the arms are arranged in a horizontal position and the frame work is adapted to be fixed upon a bench, and with a rising and falling work support and treadles for operating the same, are dispensed with, are of a similar construction to and are operated as described for Figs. 1 to 6.

In both of the herein described machines,shown at Figs. 8 to 16,--provided with an under feed the nose or point of the pressing iron as is employed for opening the seam, and in order to permit of this being done the pressure on the iron is slightly released so as to permit the material to be automatically fed along and the seam to be opened at the pointed end of the iron.-

The work support 6 may be heated,when required,-though not necessarily so,by any convenient means, such as electricity, gas, or heated oil, or the like.

No claim is herein made to the specific structure of the embodiment of the invention illustrated in Figs. 8 to 13, inclusive, as the same forms the subject matter of a divisional a plication filed September 8,

\Vhat I claim is .1. A machine for opening and pressing the seams of rments characterized by framework havlng two arms of different lengths, one of which is employed for supporting the work to be operated upon and the other is bifurcated and carries the operating mechanism, said operating mechanism comprising a heated pressing iron, a double ended lever pivoted to the framework and jointed atrone end to the pressing iron, a feeding device for opening the seams of the garments'and means for separately operating the feeding device and pressing iron whereby after the work'has been placed in position the seam is automatically opened during the feeding operation and afterward pressed.

2. In a machine of'the class described, a framework having two arms of different lengths with a space between them, one of said arms being arranged as a work support, and the other arm being bifurcated to partially pass over and bridge the space be tween the arms, a heated pressing iron, a double ended lever pivoted to the bifurcated arm of the machine, the pressing iron being jointed at one end to the said lever and the opposite end of the lever being provided with a spring controlled bifurcated pin, said pin carrying a roll at its lower end and mechanism contacting with the roll for operating the said lever, as and for the purposes set forth.

3. In a machine of the class. described, the combination of framework having two arms of different lengths with a space between them, one of said arms being arranged as a pass over and bridge the space between'the arms,'a work support adapted to be carried 7 by oneof the arms of the framework, means for raising and lowering the work support to and from its work, ,a feeding device ,working in connection with the work support and having one of its surfaces serrated,

a heated pressing iron arranged above the work support, a double ended lever pivoted to the bifurcated portion of the framework, one end of the said lever being jointed to the pressing iron and its opposite end carrying a' spring controlled spindle, said spindle.

belng bifurcated at its lower end, a roll mounted in the bifurcated end of the spindle and means for operating the feeding device and means acting on the roll to operate the pressing iron as and for the purposes setforth.

raising, lowering and reciprocating the feed- 7 ing device independently of the pressing iron, a pressing iron and means for heating it, a double ended spring controlled lever, i

one end of which is jointed to the pressing iron and its opposite end is provided with a spring controlled adjustable s indle having a bifurcated end and means or oscillating the double ended lever as and for thepurposes set forth.

5. A machine for the purpose described having in combination a support for the gar-v ment to be pressed, a heated pressing iron, means for effecting relative vertical movement between the support and iron, and means for automatically feedingthe garment between the support and iron and opening the seam to be pressed when said parts are separated.

6. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a, standard having two arms of different lengths with a space or gap between them, one of said arms being adapted to receive a work support and the other arm being bifurcated at its top and arranged to partially bridge the space between said two arms, a pressing iron and means for heating it, a double ended lever pivoted to said'bifurcated arm and connected at one end to the pressing iron, the

other end of the said lever being provided from the driving shaft as andfor the purposes set forth.

HARRY BENSON CRANAGE.

Witnesses:

W. FAmBURN-HART,

BENTLEY.- 

